EB-2 NIW Case Study: Physician from Peru Approved for Cancer Prevention Work  

The main challenge was showing how the client’s medical background would support cancer prevention work in the United States. Her plan was not limited to one hospital, one clinic, or one group of patients. It focused on education, outreach, training, and early detection support for Spanish-speaking communities that may face barriers to cancer screening information.  

The case also required showing that her work met the EB-2 NIW standard: that her endeavor has substantial merit and national importance, that she is well positioned to advance it, and that waiving the usual job-offer requirement benefits the United States. Here, that meant tying cancer-prevention outreach for underserved Spanish-speaking communities to a concrete, documented public-health need. The legal team needed to show that the client’s practical experience in radiology, cancer screening, and physician training made her specifically equipped to carry out this plan, and that the public health need she was addressing was concrete and well-documented. 

The legal team worked with the client to document the public health need behind her work. Spanish-speaking and low-income Latino families may face barriers to cancer screening and prevention education. The client’s proposed work addressed that gap through education and radiology-based knowledge of early detection. 

The petition also connected that need to the client’s medical background. Her experience in oncology-focused radiology, cancer screening, diagnostic support, medical guide development, and physician training showed that she had already worked in the same areas her proposed work would serve. As Attorney Picataggio explained: “The strength of this case was the client’s ability to connect her medical experience to a real public health need.  Here, the client had a practical plan to help people who need better access to cancer prevention and early detection.” 

USCIS approved the EB-2 NIW petition without issuing an RFE, an outcome that reflects how thoroughly the public-health arguments and the client’s qualifications were documented up front.  

The approval recognized the strength of our client’s medical background and proposed outreach to Spanish-speaking communities.  

This approval positions our client to continue the green card process and move toward advancing her cancer prevention work in the United States. Once she obtains permanent residency, she will be able to pursue broader education, outreach, and training efforts focused on early cancer detection for Spanish-speaking communities.